Tissue for any Issue

[Today's Heroes] Croxt:

A shoulder to lean on has never been weighed down even by the hugest boulders. I am bolder now. & I know my limits. I have my expectations but never will I take wrongful advantage. So that's a +1. For me. And for you, I guess. You could come as close as you will to my poetry and lay your head on my chest, till the morning comes. The journey has been long enough and my heart has been burdened. I thank God for your voice; it always sounds like a nice song to my ears. Come closer, I have tissues for any issues. I have some solutions for some situations. Let them know you're taken. Let them know you've found a better place with the right foundations. I hear life is short and shorter enough to live your life miserable. We attract the things we desire and we've been through the storms together. We've been through stories we can't easily tell but we'll hold on longer, at least until the morning comes. We've walked through the darkest hour already and I'm glad we stumbled on some tissues for all our issues. Thank you, father.

Don't be Dishonest

[Habits of Winning] Croxt:

I'll clear my name because I've never been dishonest with myself. A sheep in wolf's clothing deceives even himself. So, yeah, don't be dishonest. Don't be so modest that you'd never remember your abilities and don't be so grandiose to the point you shrink yourself out and lose you. Moderation. A perverted nation with mistaken impressions, a facade of exaggerated proportions and a ballyhoo of imagined dimensions will press itself forward, through the fabrications it weaves in and out through desperations in trying to make everything seem competent. But I am not ashamed for such. I sympathize with them. As much as we could all be able to pull strings here and there to our own benefit (sometimes detriment), this world has never been one really huge circus. Yes, there are animals. Yes, there is fun. Yes, there are some really incredible people doing incredible things, but never for a moment pretend that is all there is. Come, see the big picture with me. I saw it even before there was Photoshop. By now, probably some things might be missing, or added. I don't know about you, but fake to me always looks misplaced. Doing the right thing at the wrong time. Doing things that go against everything we have ever believed in. I blame misinformation and I blame gullibility. Credulity. We give names to the wrong things; write stories with the wrong information (just for the right responses). That's the most we've been getting. But with truthfulness comes life. When you're true to yourself, you're true to life. & life is pretty serious about some things.

Stay in your Lane

[Habits of Winning] Croxt:

I'll tell you about God-speed when I speak to you. You see the problem between you and I is that you fail to make sense. I've seen high mountains that I had to climb up and down to my destination. No shortcuts. The path was slippery and the rains did not help. The car was skidding and the snowstorm reduced visibility to almost zero. Now the sun is starting to burn in our eyes and the stars sparkle us through peaceful sleep. I'll try and explain my situation to you as clearly possible as I can. Of course I do not expect you to believe me but I could care less either way. You can take away from me my money, my time, my clothes but you could never take away the experiences that have built me. They say Rome was not built in one day and I say some things truly do take time. The good things; for those who hope, to those who believe. I'll be your Romeo & you could be my Juliet. But never for a second think I'll end my life to find our love. There's enough time for that. So you obviously do not know me well enough to be talking about me the way you've been talking about me. You clearly do not know me well enough to be talking crap about the things I've done you'll never know what they meant to me or taught me. Unlike you, I understand things in a clearer sense. I've taken time to work on myself. Close your eyes for a minute and see things through the eyes of your heart. There are some things you will say that I will fall in love with. There are some last minute things you'll say that could never make sense. If you do not know what you're talking about, find your peace, find your place and stay in your lane. Please and thanks.

Doing Wonders

[For the Love of Poetry] Croxt:

Shaded whispers and printed conversations, the pictures we seek when it gets complicated. The swallows are huge and the shallow waters are sinking. Can you hear the thunder shaking? Reminding me that there are things am yet to understand. Yet, I do not fear the wailing or the drunken man's slurs. I do not feed on the fears of the soul-tired man or the heartbroken maiden. I give them hope. See the colours dance in the rainbow, a place they belong. See the clouds gather high up in the sky, a home for them to dwell. The rituals of the night have been performed and the dust has settled. The bats have come out to feed and now it's time for us to sleep. But to do wonders, you have to do more than just sleep. You wake up to the tune of ambition and driven motivation. You reach there. And it's wonderful all the way. The clouds stand above the fields that truly need to be quenched and snow falls on sins that need to be covered. So we stay searching; Google is my friend.

O.G

[Today's Heroes] Croxt:

I'm in the trap trying to add it up. If 1 + 1 = 2, then we made it into the next altitude. We keep winning. We get our food to go because we have things to do. Now, if you'd stop judging and listen, maybe you could learn yourself something. Everyone needs a place to stand and a shoulder to lean on. Let's be helpful and let's be smart. That we can always know our value is appreciating or at least being appreciated. They will look for you when they need you. In the meantime, work to better yourself. Don't waste your time. There are many more like you who need reaffirmation. That everything will be alright. If you wanted me to say it a second time; everything will be alright. Let's not tire too early, we just got started. If patience is a thing over-rated then I guess that's why we are humble. Give me juice and a good reason to drink it. Or chase my liquor with it. We were born to thrive. So I strive to stay alive. I remixed your dough and got us some more. And now, we doing numbers. It's our time to shine. So I walked into my shopping mall and pulled out a cart. I only invest in my craft. Whatever I find it to be.

Never Forget Us

[An Apple a Day] Croxt:

They can never defeat us and it's painfully true. We hit and we don't miss. No matter how hard we try, we stay standing till the last man drops. The pain of the war is in its sweet victory. Once you win, you never look back and when you do, it is to feel pity for the many who fell. It's sad that so many choose to step into the battlefield unprepared. Never let emotions take the best out of you unless it's for a truth hidden inside you. Which is pointless anyways because the truth will often times fight for itself. Don't let the lies guide your conscious mind because some fear will always be involved. The ward is full of incapacitated enemies fighting a different war now. Fighting for their lives. The thing I never want for anyone is to bear the burden of regret. With defeat, some regret adds to the equation. Why would you ever regret the consequence of something you once badly wanted? The rifle is pointed to your chest and the fear in your eyes should remind you that you showed up to the wrong feast. I admire your valiant cause to defend your life but it should have never even got here in the first place. Nothing chokes like the smoke we choose to inhale by ourselves when we are yet to master its diligence. Also, I understand that practice makes perfect for you but with us in the picture, don't you think it's a bit too far beyond practice? We are beyond play now; we mean business. So, I'll ask you again, which league do you play in? You have camouflaged your heart to suit your evil desires and it's sad for you that I have mastered the art of seeing through things. You are frightened. Not sure where to start. Not sure where to run. So I'll prepare a deathbed for the ones who fall at my feet because I care enough. A thousand of them shall fall and I will remain standing. I have won countless times before without even raising a finger because one thing you should know, I do not even fight my own battles.

I Know What's Important To Me

[An Apple a Day] Croxt:

Make no mistake, I know what's important to me. I'll get wherever I want to go because I know what it means to me. I bear within me no reason at all to force my values unto other people and it's just special to know you are a favourite. I've seen bridges weighing too many kilos bearing the weight of so many other kilos without cracking under the pressure. I know best not to waste any more time and if your ears could listen, I give really good advice. I almost joined a masquerade a year ago but I no longer need to hide my face to fight for a good cause. I have been down to zero and I welcome hate but never into my heart. I watch over vast fields like a satellite and if it's information you seek, I know a thing or two that could help you find that which you seek for. To be resourceful is amazing yet to take advantage never really made sense. You can have my pillow if you want to dream better dreams and you can share my bed if the cold will keep you awake through the dark nights. I have tossed my money in casinos but it's because I know what importance it would add to me. See, the dust on the street will get into the nose of the homeless man before it gets too attached to your new shoes. Things that go into any system will normally affect the thoughts behind it and I could guess all these motion detectors never sensed me rising to the top. Or they were fine with it. It feels just right that we could be more than what we ever wanted for ourselves. Keep it low-key and let your success ring their doorbells. I've been chasing keys to my castle and it's just now I realized that they will come running into my hands when I am King enough. There's never been a reason good enough to physically fight. So never clench your fists before you've given it enough thought. Don't be scared. Everyone else is and it doesn't really make you any better if you cower. We don't need some of the things others believe we do because let's face it, we are our own heroes. And it's with time that your cup overflows and your value touches those around you. Don't spread hate no matter how much you can not love yourself. I'll step to the plate, keys in my hands and a crown on my head. I have worked to better myself; I have fought to prepare myself. When the spotlight comes flashing, I will be ready to step right into it. Mostly because, I know what's important to me.